Hard sets with short rest intervals have the same issue, after a while your technique starts to decrease, and your tired body is not responding so well.
I wonder if is worth it to scarify technique for endurance or endurance for technique.
The obvious answer: “well, it depends on where you are and your goals”. Please don’t
I think crazy hard endurance with bad technique occasionally is a very good thing, but if you always do it that way you will eventually get use to bad technique, but if you concentrate too much on technique while you suppose to go very fast, you won’t get that extra for muscle.
For example, let’s say this set must be done with very short rest
12 x 25 fly
2 x 200 IM
3 x 100 ***
2 x 200 IM
4 x 75 back
2 x200 IM
My point, Is really hard to keep good technique on those second 200 IMs, but if I’m looking for endurance you have to go fast...
What do you think about adding easy swims?
12 x 25 fly
100 EZ
2 x 200 IM
100 EZ
3 x 100 ***
100 EZ
2 x 200 IM
100 EZ
4 x 75 back
100 EZ
2 x200 IM
It would be much faster (speed), better technique, but…not so “hard” (I’m thinking of endurance), like adding more rest.
You can work on technique or endurance any time, but the key thing while racing is to maintain good technique at high speed during a long period.
How do you deal with endurance vs technique?
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In recent months I've focused on speed over distance, but I've also banned sets of 25's.*
Just interested why you aren't swimming the 25's anymore. Is it because you think it is inadequate preparation for the longer events? There are probably others who will disagree but I am of the belief that you can't train for 100 fly solely on a diet of 25's. At some stage or other you have to actually get in there and go the distance you are going to race.
I could swim 25's fly almost endlessly (well you know what I mean :D - I certainly have no problem swimming 25's for at least half an hour), but every time I swim a 100 in practice I die on that last 25. I just don't swim enough of them to be confident about racing the distance. Only raced it once as a kid and never finished the distance. I was disqualified for doing one arm fly!! I hated fly as a kid but since I got back into swimming as a master I am absolutely hooked on it. I just have to get my fly fix everyday! I am willing to accept that it might be psychological but even if it is just for that reason alone, I feel it is important to do the longer distances in practice, too.
In recent months I've focused on speed over distance, but I've also banned sets of 25's.*
Just interested why you aren't swimming the 25's anymore. Is it because you think it is inadequate preparation for the longer events? There are probably others who will disagree but I am of the belief that you can't train for 100 fly solely on a diet of 25's. At some stage or other you have to actually get in there and go the distance you are going to race.
I could swim 25's fly almost endlessly (well you know what I mean :D - I certainly have no problem swimming 25's for at least half an hour), but every time I swim a 100 in practice I die on that last 25. I just don't swim enough of them to be confident about racing the distance. Only raced it once as a kid and never finished the distance. I was disqualified for doing one arm fly!! I hated fly as a kid but since I got back into swimming as a master I am absolutely hooked on it. I just have to get my fly fix everyday! I am willing to accept that it might be psychological but even if it is just for that reason alone, I feel it is important to do the longer distances in practice, too.
